Letter from Godha Ram Channon to B. Shiva Rao
DESCRIPTION
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to B. Shiva Rao dated July 10, 1948, inquiring about his petition to recover his pension from the British Government Service. Channon chose to resign from government service under the British Raj to fight for Indian freedom. "If I know that the Government of India isn’t going to do anything for me, then I would rather apply for American citizenship," he writes. "Then at least I will be entitled to the old age pension when I reach that stage."
ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: July 10, 1948
Type: Correspondence
Language: English
Creator: Godha Ram Channon
Location: India China Trading Company, 268 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
PROVENANCE
Collection: Godha Ram Channon, Papers of
Item History: 2014-11-07 (created); 2014-12-05 (modified)
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